| It is helpful to combine taking your pills with another daily routine such as eating lunch What you should know: • Calendars and pill organizers are helpful reminders •Always take all medication as directed •Look into generic brand-name equivalents for lower cost options Related Videos: •Drug Interactions, www.youtube.com Related Health Articles: •Drug Interactions Remember those high school chemistry experiments in which you mixed two harmless chemicals and got a bizarre reaction? You may be performing a similar experiment on yourself every time you take two medications at the same time. Certain drugs react strongly when taken with others, often causing serious side effects. In rare cases, drug interactions can even be deadly...Read More: bit.ly •Drug-Herb Interactions Herbal supplements are popular these days, but very few people have given up on mainstream medicine. Most of us still pop aspirin, see our physicians regularly, and pick up prescriptions from the pharmacy. Mixing herbs with traditional medicines can be the best of two worlds -- as long as you mix wisely... Read More: bit.ly Transcript Hi, I'm Melvin Smith and I'm a CVS pharmacist. Prescription medications can be crucial to maintaining health, but staying on them is a major issue. There are many reasons why patients stop taking their medicines as directed, but there are a few that happen more often. Many people forget to fill their medications, that's why calendars and pill organizers can be helpful tools <b>...</b> | Views:138 1ratings |
